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LOT 1459
Western Asiatic Silver Buckle Group
6TH-8TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (21.48 grams total, 32-34 mm).
Each a kidney-shaped loop and a D-shaped buckle plate, one pierced to accept rivets and the other with pierced lugs to the underside. [2]
Provenance
Acquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1459
Western Asiatic Silver Buckle Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$130 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 67) +BP*
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